Operating Systems

Here are all the new camera features on the iPhone 16 models
While Apple headlined its keynote with the new Apple Intelligence features coming later to the new iPhone 16 line-up, there was also big news on the camera front. This included good news for those who tend to buy the standard or Plus models over the Pr...
2024-09-10 14:07
GNU C Library Tuning For AArch64 Helps Memset Performance By ~24%
A patch merged yesterday to the GNU C Library (glibc) codebase can help the memset() function's performance by 24% as measured on an Arm Neoverse-N1 core...
2024-09-10 13:00
Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 20 with AI development tools, macOS Sequoia compatibility, and Windows 11 24H2 support
Parallels has just released the brand new Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac. The new version includes an AI-ready virtual machine toolkit that can be securely downloaded and operated offline, making it easier than ever for developers to experiment with and ...
2024-09-10 13:00
Apple loses Irish tax case on final appeal: Must pay €13B
The final appeal over the Apple Irish tax case has been decided by Europe’s highest court, and the Cupertino company has lost. It must now pay €13B in back tax to the Irish government. The ruling ends an eight-year court battle between Apple and th...
2024-09-10 12:57
Are you buying an iPhone 16? [Poll]
Best iPhone 16 accessories
2024-09-10 12:38
Here’s everything Apple announced yesterday – and a few surprises
Yesterday’s ‘Glowtime’ event of course saw the announcement of the new iPhone 16 line-up, with the rest of the announcements spanning both hardware and software. While most of the pre-event reporting on the iPhone 16 models was accurate, there we...
2024-09-10 12:30
Intel Linux Graphics Driver To Finally Expose GPU Package Temperature
With the upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel the Intel graphics driver will finally be able to report GPU fan speeds. Another long sought feature is also on the way for this open-source Linux driver: GPU package temperature reporting for Intel discrete GPUs...
2024-09-10 12:24
AlmaLinux Announces Certification SIG, Hardware Certification Program
AlmaLinux to further distinguish itself from other RHEL-based Linux distributions has announced a Certification Special Interest Group (SIG) and out of that is coming a AlmaLinux Hardware Certification Program...
2024-09-10 11:27
Canonical Working To Package GraalVM For Ubuntu Linux
While OpenJDK Java is available via the Ubuntu package archive and the go-to JVM on Ubuntu Linux, Canonical is working to package up Oracle's GraalVM as another option for enhancing the Java stack on Ubuntu...
2024-09-10 10:42
Intel QATlib 24.09 Improves Performance For Multi-Threaded Apps & Multi-Socket Servers
Intel today released a new version of QATlib, the QuickAssist Technology library for enjoying hardware-accelerated offloading of security, authentication, and compression needs. Recent Intel Xeon CPUs with built-in QAT accelerators stand to benefit a l...
2024-09-10 08:55
Let’s meet at World Summit AI and talk about open source and AI tooling, with a dash of GenAI
Date: 9-10 October 2024 Booth: B8 After Data & AI Masters, we cross the North Sea to attend one of the leading AI events inEurope. Between the 9th and 10th of October, our team will be in Amsterdam at World Summit AI for the second year in a row. I...
2024-09-10 08:35
Win-back offers for auto-renewable subscriptions now available
You can now configure win-back offers — a new type of offer for auto-renewable subscriptions — in App Store Connect. Win-back offers allow you to reach previous subscribers and encourage them to resubscribe to your app or game. For example, you c...
Intel Preps Native PCIe Enclosure Management "NPEM" For Standardized Storage LEDs
Intel engineers have been working on enabling NPEM for Linux: Native PCIe Enclosure Management as a means of standardized storage LED indicators...
2024-09-10 07:00
Ubuntu 24.10 Desktop To Ship With Sysprof Profiler Pre-Installed
Following Canonical's decision to enable frame pointers by default in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and then they ended up adding a number of performance tools to ship by default with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, for Ubuntu 24.10 a late change is adding another tool to be ins...
2024-09-10 06:32
Here’s what Apple didn’t announce at its September ‘Glowtime’ event
Apple just held a special event on Monday to announce the new iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10. However, some of the rumored products were not announced at today’s event. Here’s a recap of what Apple didn’t announce at its “Glowtime” event...
2024-09-10 01:54
This is the new iPhone lineup following iPhone 16 launch
Following the launch of the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple has now discontinued iPhone 13, one of the oldest iPhones at the bottom of their lineup, as well as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. This leaves the iPhone SE as the oldest iPhone in the lineu...
2024-09-10 01:45
9to5Mac Daily: September 9, 2024 – iPhone 16 event recap
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2024-09-10 01:44
5G mmWave and eSIM-only iPhone 16 still only available in the US
Since iPhone 14, Apple has been pushing eSIM-only versions to customers in the US. And although the company did the same with new Cellular iPads earlier this year, the eSIM-only iPhone 16 models with 5G mmWave are still only available in the US. more…
2024-09-10 00:33
ESR’s iPhone 16 case line debuts with integrated stash stand, fast MagSafe charging
ESR is ready for the iPhone 16 launch with a variety of new cases and accessories designed for the iPhone 16, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, and 16 Plus. There are three new cases styles debuting, each equipped with award-winning ESR’s Stash Stand, featuring c...
2024-09-09 23:58
Hands-on: iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro [Videos]
Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro today, packing new A18 chips, the Camera Control button, and much more. Head below as we round up some iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro hands-on content from today’s “It’s Glowtime” special e...
2024-09-09 23:53